At 2001-10-04 08:31, Russo, Tom wrote:

Main> int 5 ERROR - Unresolved overloading *** Type : (Num a, ToInt a) => Int *** Expression : int 5

Can someone explain what the problem is, and how to interpret the error message I'm getting?

Oh, 5 isn't necessarily an Int. It's of type "Num a => a", which is more general. You can restrict it to Int with "(5 :: Int)". -- Ashley Yakeley, Seattle WA